Film

Mayflower Madam

1987 · 1h 32m · Drama · TV Movie

Sex Sells! For real-life Manhattanite Sydney Biddle Barrows, it sold very, very well...

IMDb

5.4

Inspired by the explosive sex-for-sale scandal that rocked Manhattan in 1984, the infamous Sydney Biddle Barrows, a driven young socialite, opens an exclusive escort service catering to the wealthy and affluent. From Sydney's rise to become a million-dollar, modern-day madam to her notorious plummet into bankruptcy and public disgrace, experience a private glimpse into the forbidden world of high-class prostitution-where money talks...pleasure sells...and discretion is everything.

Candice Bergen

Sydney Biddle Barrows

Chris Sarandon

Matt Whittington

Caitlin Clarke

Virginia

Jim Antonio

Frank Gullet

Debra Rogers

Tammy

Leslie Hardy

Hilary

Victoria Loving

Pamela

Robert Silver

Eddie

Chita Rivera

Risa Dickstein

Georgia Allen

Landlord's Lawyer

Sydney Barrows

Peggy Eaton

Jane Berman

Job Interviewer

Jennifer Deer Johnson

Paula

David de Vries

Fenton

Marianne Fraulo

Forbes

Al Garrison

Raul

• Lou AntonioDirector
• Elizabeth GillWriter
• Charles E. IsraelWriter
• Robert Halmi Sr.Producer
• Elliot DavisDirector of Photography
• David ShireOriginal Music Composer
• David A. SimmonsEditor
• Annette StillwellCasting

Release date

November 15, 1987

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie

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